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What is the noun for start?

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start

The beginning of an activity.
A sudden involuntary movement.
The beginning point of a race, a board game, etc.
An appearance in a sports game from the beginning of the match.
A young plant germinated in a pot to be transplanted later.
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Examples:

“Charles rushed to make it in time for the start of his best friend's wedding.”

“The start of the social network took place in the dormitories of Harvard.”

“In this paper, we explore the start of the country's civil war.”

starter

Someone who starts something.

The person who starts a race by firing a gun or waving a flag
(baseball) A starting pitcher.

Something that starts something.

An electric motor that starts an internal combustion engine
A device that initiates the flow of high voltage electricity in a fluorescent lamp
A yeast culture used to start a fermentation process

The first course of a meal, consisting of a small, usually savoury, dish.
(team sports) A player in the lineup of players that a team fields at the beginning of a game.
A dog that rouses game.
Synonyms:

appetiser, appetizer, entree, first course, amuse-gueule, hors d'oeuvre, amuse-bouche, antipasto, canapé, titbit, snack, entrée, nibble, finger food, hors d'œuvre, nibbles, dip, savory, cocktail, savoury, apéritif, taster, taste, foretaste, example, relish, introduction, sample, spread, tidbit, aperitif, munchies, cheese tray, cheese platter, mouthful, bite, morsel, spoonful, drop, sip, pinch, swallow, nugget, bit, nip, tincture, sprinkle, initiator, pioneer, innovator … more

Examples:

“Our starter for today is a delicious prawn cocktail.”

“Born in Nara, Murato Juko was known as the starter of Wabicha, the modest style of tea.”

“Serve this as a light starter or with some slices of mozzarella as a main meal salad for vegetarians.”

start

A tail, or anything projecting like a tail.
A handle, especially that of a plough.
The curved or inclined front and bottom of a water wheel bucket.
The arm, or level, of a gin, drawn around by a horse.
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Examples:

“Charles rushed to make it in time for the start of his best friend's wedding.”

“The start of the social network took place in the dormitories of Harvard.”

“In this paper, we explore the start of the country's civil war.”

startline

A line marking the start of something, such as a race.
A deadline by which a project, etc. must be started.

startfulness

Tendency to start in fright; skittishness.

startness

(rare) The condition of being started

starting

The act of something that starts.
Synonyms:

opening, outset, start, beginning, commencement, inception, dawn, launch, birth, onset, genesis, incipience, incipiency, initiation, nascence, nascency, alpha, kickoff, threshold, morning, baseline, git-go, day one, get-go, origin, inauguration, dawning, source, rise, creation, debut, conception, arrival, institution, appearance, first, early days, kick-off, word go, starting point, first appearance, origination, opener, emergence, square one, spring, introduction, infancy, root, point of departure … more

Examples:

“Guyon achieves what he has sworn at the starting of the poem, but his victory is not conclusive.”

startlines

plural of startline

startings

plural of starting
Synonyms:

openings, outsets, geneses, baselines, birth, beginning, incipiences, inceptions, alpha, incipiencies, nascences, nascency, commencement, starts, onsets, thresholds, get-go, kickoffs, dawn, launches, initiation, mornings, starting points, conception, rises, sources, origins, creation, spring, fountains, cradles, generation, germs, eggs, mainsprings, roots, antecedents, heart, fountainheads, infancies, origination, birthplaces, principles, founts, stems, seed, cause, bases, embryos, fonts … more

Examples:

“It permanently controls the thermal load, dynamically adapts the point of instruction and limits repeated startings of the compressor.”

“Intense startings, Efforts and Difficulties at the time of prolonged tests.”

“Site member CaraErica This is just the startings of my summer reading list, as it's got a great mix of YA books I'll love and modern classics.”

starters

plural of starter
Synonyms:

first string, varsity, initial group, key players, main squad, primary players, starting lineup, starting players, top players, first team … more

Examples:

“While the Orioles are surprisingly 21-16 against left-handed starters this season, it seems like they're much worse against the junkballers.”

“I don't know her from Adam, for starters, and from what I've heard about her, we wouldn't get on all that well.”

“A basket of good Italian bread and butter was brought and by the time we'd finished it, our starters had arrived.”

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